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Bill: Right to Property
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order of Light
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2223
Description[?]:
| This act will ensure for all Citizens of Al'Badara their inherent right to own Property and to have total ownership of all their inventions, innovations, and ideas that are placed under a Copyright. Eminent Domain: The current laws of the Al'Badaran government allow the government to take personal property from it's citizens without compensation or prior notice. This bill will forever kill the right of the government to Legalized Looting of the Individual. Copyright: This bill will extend Copyright protection to works of art and computer programing to ensure that the Individual has the inherent right to own what they have created and profit from it. God Bless, Claudia Wolf, High Priestess of the Order, Leader of the Party, Guardian of the Bloodline of God |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Current: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Proposed: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:08:51, May 06, 2006 CET | From | Order of Light | To | Debating the Right to Property |
| Message | OOC: I can't believe that ANYONE supports the idea that the government has the right to steal your things... |
| Date | 22:24:48, May 08, 2006 CET | From | Black Militant Party | To | Debating the Right to Property |
| Message | If I would have been on...I would have supported it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 110 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 211 |
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